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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

A very fast and inexpensive Gemini tier for high-throughput agentic search, document processing, coding, computer use, and multi-step subagent workloads.

DOOM SCORE71.1out of 100model risk profile, not the overall index
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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 4

Why this model scores 71.1

The tier has lower frontier capability than 3.6 Flash but very high speed, low cost, built-in computer use, and exceptionally broad consumer, search, API, and enterprise reach. Its weaker raw capability and managed deployment reduce misuse and residual control difficulty relative to higher-end or open-weight models.

Capability72
Autonomy76
Deployment99
Misuse potential60
Control difficulty52
MODEL-ATTRIBUTED EVIDENCE

News tied to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

The model score of 71.1 rates this model's risk profile. The overall Doom Index of 67.9 measures the complete temporally weighted evidence record. These values answer different questions.

NET MODEL-ATTRIBUTED INDEX CONTRIBUTION+0.05

Each article's current Doom Index contribution is divided equally among the exact models named on that article. This prevents multi-model evidence from being claimed in full on several model pages. Model risk scores use a bounded temporal offset around their technical profile, but never feed back into the overall index.

Deployment TOWARD

Google releases Gemini Flash models for scaled agentic work

Google released Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite broadly across developer, enterprise, consumer, and search surfaces, while limiting the specialized 3.5 Flash Cyber model to governments and trusted partners through CodeMender.

Full item contribution
+0.15
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite equal share
+0.05
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Model score history

  1. R4
    Doom Score 71.1

    Exact-version evidence chronology replayed after run doombench-hourly-news-20260812-142416 under temporal-monthly-pressure-v4.

    12 Aug 2026
  2. R3
    Doom Score 71.3

    Exact-version evidence chronology replayed after run doombench-hourly-news-20260812-132112 under fixed-sensitivity-v3.

    12 Aug 2026
  3. R2
    Doom Score 72.1

    Full-corpus evidence recalculated after run intensive-backfill-20260811-191225 under bounded-corpus-v2.

    11 Aug 2026
  4. R1
    Doom Score 71.1

    Initial source-backed profile for the exact public release tier.

    11 Aug 2026
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  1. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite by Google has a DoomBench model risk score of 71.1 out of 100, based on five transparent version-specific dimensions rather than the overall index.

  2. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite's highest current DoomBench dimension is deployment at 99.0 out of 100; the profile publishes every component score and its editorial rationale.

  3. DoomBench links 1 source-backed evidence item to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, while keeping the model's risk profile separate from each item's contribution to the live Doom Index.

    https://www.doombench.com/models/google-deepmind-gemini-3-5-flash-lite